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Even if you’re not a night owl, you don’t have to miss the new year rollover. Just celebrate on European time instead. Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St. in downtown Wilmington, is throwing a “Midnight in Paris” party beginning at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31. The evening offers a three-course menu (appetizer, entrée and dessert with two choices in each category), a glass of bubbly and dancing for $65 per person. Ring in the new year at 6 p.m., which is… Read More »

Caprice Bistro, 10 Market St. in downtown Wilmington, is also offering a first taste of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau harvest on Thursday. Along with it, the French restaurant owned by Patricia and Thierry Moity will feature a three-course prix fixe menu for $29.95 in addition to its regular menu. Choices include one of three starters; rabbit, beef or salmon entrees; and one of three desserts. Various seating times are available; call 815-0810 for reservations.

Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St. in downtown Wilmington, has been counting down the days until Thursday’s 14th annual La Fete du Beaujolais Nouveau. Join them to find out what the 2014 harvest of the young red wine has in store while enjoying a three-course menu of regional cuisine for $30.80. Menu options include a choice of French onion soup or a small cheese plate, a sausage or salmon dish and chocolate mousse or crème catalane. Beaujolais Nouveau will be… Read More »

Ruth’s Chris Steak House is offering a Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Bubbles Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Located inside the Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N. Water St. in downtown Wilmington, the restaurant will feature five courses, each complemented by wines from some of France’s most revered regions. The menu includes French onion tart, “chicken dumplings,” duck confit and white bean cassoulet, and filet mignon with accompaniments haricot vert, cremini mushroom and crispy shallot casserole plus garlic mashed potatoes, finishing up… Read More »

Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St. on the Riverwalk in downtown Wilmington, is celebrating its 13th anniversary this month, but you get the gift. Dine there through Jan. 31 and receive a complimentary chocolate mousse. You may also receive the freebie when you dine on your birthday, whenever it falls. Le Catalan is open for lunch and dinner every day except Monday, when it’s closed.

Even if you’re not a night owl, you don’t have to miss the new year rollover. Just celebrate on European time instead. Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St., is throwing a “Midnight in Paris” party beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The evening offers a three-course menu (appetizer, entrée and dessert with two choices in each category), a glass of bubbly and dancing for $60 per person. Ring in the new year at 6 p.m., which is midnight in Paris. Call… Read More »

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Caprice Bistro, 10 Market St. in downtown Wilmington, is also offering a first taste of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau harvest on Thursday. Along with it, the French restaurant owned by Patricia and Thierry Moity will feature a three-course prix fixe menu for $32.95 in addition to its regular menu. Choices include one of three starters; rabbit, beef or salmon entrees; and one of three desserts, including pear poached in Beaujolais. Various seating times are available; call 815-0810 for reservations.

You expect a French wine bar to celebrate the release of Beaujolais Nouveau in style. And Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St. in downtown Wilmington, doesn’t disappoint. Owners Marie and Pierre Penegre have been counting down the days until Thursday’s 13th annual La Fete du Beaujolais Nouveau. Join them to find out what the 2013 harvest of the young red wine has in store while enjoying a three-course menu of regional cuisine for $29.90. Menu options include a choice of… Read More »

Even if you’re not a night owl, you don’t have to miss the new-year rollover. Just celebrate on European time instead. Le Catalan, 224 S. Water St., is throwing a “Midnight in Paris” party beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The evening offers a three-course menu (appetizer, entrée and dessert with two choices in each category), a glass of bubbly and dancing for $58 per person. Call (910) 815-0200 for reservations. To view the entire menu, log on to www.lecatalan.com/specialevents.html.

Caprice Bistro, 10 Market St. in downtown Wilmington, is featuring seasonal menus throughout December and working on something special for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Expect traditional French and Belgian fare with an American staple or two. Check the website at www.capricebistro.com for updated information and online menus, or call (910) 815-0810.

We all love cupcakes. I mean, who couldn’t? And while they’ve certainly been the dominant trendy dessert for the last couple years, a new(ish) player has been grabbing headlines for the last six months or so. That’s right, we’re talking about French macarons.… Read More »

Doesn’t feel like it today, but spring is here and the sun will come out (fingers crossed) tomorrow and for sure (forecasters say) on Sunday, April 3, when Le Catalan begins Sunday lunch hours for the spring and summer seasons. Sunday lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. One thing to look for on the menu is the return of chef Pierre Penegre’s “Les Gratins du Catalan.”…One of Le Catalan’s gratins blends zucchini with fresh sausage Penegre buys from a 100-year-old country grocery…
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